Proposals have been requested mostly from poor and developing countries and researchers should comprise of a team representing a proper gender balance, led by one senior researcher and the team comprising of junior members. The specific objectives of the program are to: "better understand the causes and consequences of poverty; propose pro-poor policies and programs; improve the measurement and monitoring of poverty; strengthen local research capacity on poverty issues; and develop new concepts and techniques for poverty analysis.”
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Deadline: 2010/01/06